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Figure26
1.Topholes
Important:Donotlifttheaeratorhigher
thannecessarywhenconnectingthePTO.
Liftingthemachinetoohighwillcausethe
PTOshaftknucklestobreak(Figure27).
ShutoffthePTOwhenliftingtheaerator.You
canoperatethePTOuptoa25°angle,but
neverexceeda35°anglewhentheaeratoris
atitshighestposition.
7.VerifythatthePTOshielddoesnotinterferewith
theclutch.
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Figure27
1.Breakagewilloccurhere.
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AdjustingtheSwayLinks
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Wheninstalledcorrectly,theaeratoriscenteredwith
thePTO-shaftcenterlineofthetractionunit.Adjust
theswaylinkstocentertheaerator.
Important:ThePTOshaftshouldbeasstraight
aspossibletothetractionunitPTOshaft.
1.Adjusttheswaylinksonthelowerliftarmsto
minimizeside-to-sideswaytoamaximumof25
mm(1inch)ateachside(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Swaylink
2.Adjustthelowerlinksinboarduntiltheycontact
theaeratormountingplates;refertothetraction
unitoperator'smanualforadditionalinstallation
andadjustmentprocedures.
Note:Thisreducesthestressonthepins.
3.Ifthetractionunithasswaychainsinsteadof
swaylinks,installwashersbetweenthelower
linkarmandlynchpintoreducetheoverhung
loadontheliftpins.
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LevelingtheAerator
Side-to-Side
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
1
Level(notsupplied)
Procedure
1.Parkthetractionunitandaeratoronarm,level
surface.
2.Placealevelontopoftheaeratorframeto
checkforlevelside-to-side(Figure29).
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